Table 1
Color change of sliced ginseng depending on far-infrared drying temperatures

Treatment	Color	FIR drying temperature (℃)
		45	55	65	75	85
		Before drying	L	30.78±0.732)^b3)	33.43±1.24^d	32.74±0.59^c	30.47±0.54^ab	30.16±0.43^a
a	8.52±0.26^a		10.65±0.53^d	9.83±0.34^c	9.69±0.40^c	9.42±0.18^b
b	15.33±0.38^a		19.15±1.45^e	17.94±0.94^d	16.55±0.62^c	15.89±0.20^b
After drying1)	L	25.48±0.40^b	27.27±1.32^c	24.81±0.90^a	25.11±1.14^ab	25.18±1.24^b
	a	5.41±0.34^b	8.50±0.95^d	7.07±0.72^c	4.46±0.30^a	4.54±0.36^a
	b	8.34±0.52^b	11.79±1.84^c	8.28±0.44^b	7.61±1.15^a	7.59±1.22^a
ΔE		9.31	8.94	12.8	11.66	10.84

The sliced ginseng was dried for 90 min.
Values are mean SD of 6 times determinations.
Means with in a row followed by the same letters are not significantly different based on Duncan’s multiple range (p<0.05).